EP0164938A3 - Vacuum-tamper indicating button for smaller diameter caps and the like - Google Patents

Vacuum-tamper indicating button for smaller diameter caps and the like Download PDF

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EP0164938A3
EP0164938A3 EP85303579A EP85303579A EP0164938A3 EP 0164938 A3 EP0164938 A3 EP 0164938A3 EP 85303579 A EP85303579 A EP 85303579A EP 85303579 A EP85303579 A EP 85303579A EP 0164938 A3 EP0164938 A3 EP 0164938A3
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vacuum
smaller diameter
tamper indicating
indicating button
diameter caps
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William J. Kapolas
Peter A. Vercillo
Daniel Dowling
George S. Beatovic
Oscar N. Clifton
Ronald Gatz
Eugene W. Harford
Chester Wilczenski
John Dobbs
Ronald Kowalczyk
Derek G. Owen
John N. Banich
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CONTINENTAL WHITECAP Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
    • B65D79/005—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting
    • B65D79/0087—Packages having deformable parts for indicating or neutralizing internal pressure-variations by other means than venting the deformable part being located in a closure, e.g. in caps or lids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2251/00—Details relating to container closures
    • B65D2251/20—Sealing means
    • B65D2251/205—Inserted

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
EP85303579A 1984-06-13 1985-05-21 Vacuum-tamper indicating button for smaller diameter caps and the like Expired EP0164938B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT85303579T ATE45550T1 (en) 1984-06-13 1985-05-21 VACUUM INDICATOR KNOB FOR A SMALL DIAMETER CAP OR SAME.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US620304 1984-06-13
US06/620,304 US4533059A (en) 1984-06-13 1984-06-13 Vacuum-tamper indicating button for smaller diameter caps and the like

Publications (3)

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EP0164938A2 EP0164938A2 (en) 1985-12-18
EP0164938A3 true EP0164938A3 (en) 1987-08-05
EP0164938B1 EP0164938B1 (en) 1989-08-16

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EP85303579A Expired EP0164938B1 (en) 1984-06-13 1985-05-21 Vacuum-tamper indicating button for smaller diameter caps and the like

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US (1) US4533059A (en)
EP (1) EP0164938B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH0655622B2 (en)
KR (1) KR930002988B1 (en)
AR (1) AR241888A1 (en)
AT (1) ATE45550T1 (en)
AU (1) AU576857B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8502811A (en)
CA (1) CA1253457A (en)
DE (1) DE3572339D1 (en)
ES (1) ES287392Y (en)
HK (1) HK24190A (en)
IL (1) IL75183A (en)
MY (1) MY101228A (en)
PH (1) PH22785A (en)
SG (1) SG68589G (en)
ZA (1) ZA853752B (en)

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US5016769A (en) * 1990-07-09 1991-05-21 Continental White Cap, Inc. Closure with high energy button
US5152412A (en) * 1990-07-18 1992-10-06 Continental White Cap, Inc. Tamper evident closure using microcapsules
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US5119962A (en) * 1990-10-12 1992-06-09 Continental White Cap, Inc. Closure button/panel energy enhancement
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WO1993015149A1 (en) * 1992-01-24 1993-08-05 The Dow Chemical Company Ignition resistant carbonate polymer blends containing low molecular weight halogenated epoxy compounds
US5833087A (en) * 1994-10-28 1998-11-10 White Cap, Inc. Button-type tamper indicating metal closure
JPH1129161A (en) * 1997-07-11 1999-02-02 Aokiko Kenkyusho:Kk Closed structure of wide port bottle formed by stretch blow molding process
DE19909452C1 (en) * 1999-03-04 2000-03-23 Bosch Gmbh Robert Multilayered laminate piezoelectric actuator for activating control valves or injection valves in motor vehicles consists of layers of piezoelectric material and metallic, conductive layers in between serving as electrodes.
US6179139B1 (en) * 1999-03-24 2001-01-30 Robert John Heilman Tamper-indicating closure
US7568587B2 (en) * 2003-09-09 2009-08-04 Dayton Systems Group, Inc. Pressure indicating feature for replaceable container caps
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US8893906B2 (en) * 2013-03-15 2014-11-25 Silgan White Cap LLC Metal closure and seal combination for maintaining the shape of a plastic container neck
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US3369689A (en) * 1964-09-11 1968-02-20 American Can Co Easy-open container closure
AU538613B2 (en) * 1980-09-15 1984-08-23 Aci Australia Limited Clicker screw-cap, vacuum release indicating
US4616761A (en) * 1984-11-19 1986-10-14 Owens-Illinois, Inc. Vacuum indicating thermoplastic closure

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US3061132A (en) * 1957-04-19 1962-10-30 Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Closure and sealed package
US3062396A (en) * 1960-07-07 1962-11-06 Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Closure cap and method of making same
US3152711A (en) * 1960-11-14 1964-10-13 Owens Illinois Glass Co Closure cap
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US3369689A (en) * 1964-09-11 1968-02-20 American Can Co Easy-open container closure
AU538613B2 (en) * 1980-09-15 1984-08-23 Aci Australia Limited Clicker screw-cap, vacuum release indicating
US4616761A (en) * 1984-11-19 1986-10-14 Owens-Illinois, Inc. Vacuum indicating thermoplastic closure

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AU576857B2 (en) 1988-09-08
KR860000193A (en) 1986-01-27
AR241888A1 (en) 1993-01-29
HK24190A (en) 1990-04-06
IL75183A (en) 1989-01-31
ES287392Y (en) 1986-07-16
ATE45550T1 (en) 1989-09-15
EP0164938B1 (en) 1989-08-16
BR8502811A (en) 1986-02-18
SG68589G (en) 1990-07-06
JPH0655622B2 (en) 1994-07-27
DE3572339D1 (en) 1989-09-21
PH22785A (en) 1988-12-12
JPS6111354A (en) 1986-01-18
EP0164938A2 (en) 1985-12-18
US4533059A (en) 1985-08-06
IL75183A0 (en) 1985-09-29
ES287392U (en) 1985-12-16
KR930002988B1 (en) 1993-04-16
AU4261985A (en) 1985-12-19
ZA853752B (en) 1986-03-26
MY101228A (en) 1991-08-17
CA1253457A (en) 1989-05-02

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